India Day 2016: Jai Ho Magic!
I was very lucky to cover India Day 2016, which was organized by the IACC (Indian American Chamber of Commerce). The event took place at the Amway Center in Downtown Orlando. From the beginning,...
Fifth Annual Central Florida Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival
The Fifth Annual Central Florida Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival has returned to ring in the Year of the Monkey, bringing unity and solidarity among the Asian American community as well as...
AACC Golden Dragon Awards engages the next generation
The Asian American Chamber of Commerce held its Sixth Annual Golden Dragon Awards on October 3rd, 2015. This event, hosted every fall at Walt Disney's Contemporary Resort, honors individuals and businesses for their achievements...
Asia Trend/Y.E.S.S. Center FL promotes outing for members to an Figure Skating Show at...
As an ongoing effort to connect with the local community, Asia Trend/Y.E.S.S. center organized a trip to the Ice Factory in Kissimmee for a Figure Skating show on December 13, 2015. As part of...
REACH powered by Asia Trend Dragon Boat Team demonstrates the real team work
Despite having the youngest and lightest crew, REACH managed to surpass expectations once again this year. We raced a 2:31:51 time our first race, 7 seconds faster than our team record, a time we would...
Festival of Indonesia: Unity in Diversity
The Festival of Indonesia had an excellent turnout. The goal was to spread awareness of the rich cultural diversity of the Indonesian islands and it did just that. The food stalls filled with halls...
Society and Culture: Orlando’s Japan Festival and Its Unique Social Experience
This was my first time at Orlando's Japan Festival, and it was nothing short of extraordinary. Upon arrival, the energy and interest in the event was obviously apparent. Between the two roads, filled booths...
FCIM’s 25th Anniversary Celebration and National AOM Day
FCIM held a campus-wide celebration on Oct 24th, National AOM Day for its 25th Anniversary! The celebration's commencement ceremony was kicked off with a traditional Japanese Taiko drum performance by the Matzuriza Taiko group, followed...
2015 NAPABA Convention Kicks Off in New Orleans
WASHINGTON — The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) will hold its 2015 Convention, “NAPABA Rising,” in New Orleans from Nov. 5-9, 2015. More than 1,500 Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys, judges, law students,...
APAC’s 10th Annual Assembly: The Force Awakens
The Asian Pacific American Coalition at UCF - APAC was created due to a great need and certain crisis. According to the UCF Office of Diversity Initiatives 2001 Report on the Status of Ethnic and...
